Sleepy Head

We saw this sleepy common nighthawk resting on a fence post in rural eastern Colorado one morning. He sure looked tired after a night out hunting so we snapped a quick photo and let him get back to bed.

Delightful! I’ve known about these birds, but had never seen one until recently when I was walking a trail through some brush. The bird made a muted (sleepy?) call and hunkered down but I was able to get a shot of him, in amongst the branches. I wasn’t sure what I had until I saw this post of your’s 🙂